Muguna Surname

137,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,1781:14,5311,761
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Muguna (510) may also be a first name.

Muguna Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muguna Come From? nationality or country of origin

Muguna (Hindi: मुगुना, Marathi: मुगुणा, Oriya: ମୁଗୁନା) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muguna.

How Common Is The Last Name Muguna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muguna is the 137,931st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,245,085 people. The last name Muguna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muguna are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 374,596th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 510 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,178 people, or 1 in 14,531. In Kenya it is most common in: Meru County, where 84 percent live, Nairobi County, where 6 percent live and Mombasa County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Muguna exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Muguna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mugunga926,959/
Mughuna92283/
Munguna92169/
Mugunah9218/
Mugunai924/
Mugunaz921/
Mougunaa861/
Muggunga861/
Mugona83777/
Miguna83358/
Muguni83333/
Mugina83254/
Moguna8362/
Mugune836/
Mougounga801/
Munguni77768/
Mugunyi7759/
Mungune7729/
Mugunhe7717/
Muginah7715/
Mouguni7711/
Mugonha7710/
Mugunje778/
Mougune774/
Mugoona772/
Mugungi772/
Mugon'a772/
Munguno772/
Muginha771/
Mougina771/
Mugungo771/
Mogouna771/
Mugonai771/
Mugunee771/
Mughuni771/
Maugona771/
Moughougna752/
Mungungi71212/
Mougouni715/
Muguhniy711/
Mugungey711/
Mughunee711/
Maunguni711/
Muigunje711/
Maughona710/
Migina67443/
Moguni6744/
Mogona6726/
Mugone6726/
Miguno6723/
Mogune6718/
Moguno675/
Mougounou671/
Mousgouni671/
Mugony671/

Muguna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muguna in the Marathi language
मुगुणाmuguna-
Muguna in the Hindi language
मुगुनाmuguna98.8
मूगुनाmuguna1.2
Muguna in the Oriya language
ମୁଗୁନାmuguna92.05
ମୁଗୁନାତାିmugunatai3.41
ମୁଗୁଣାmuguna1.14
ମୁକୁତାmukuta1.14
ମୂଗୁନାmuguna1.14
ବିମୁଗୁନାbimuguna1.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muguna
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